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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 01-06-2021 1. Incumbent Syrian President Bashar al -Assad has won his fourth seven-year term in the presidential election, the country's Parliament announced. 2. A local court fined Twitter 19 million rubles (about $259,000) for its failure to remove banned content, including calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to 27.9 million rubles ($380,000). 3. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has entered into a ''Convention of Collaboration'' with the International Military Sports Council (CISM) under which the two bodies will conduct joint training camps and build an academy among other initiatives. 4. A total investment of $8.1 trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report. This amounts to $536 billion a year by 2050. 5. Highways developer Ashoka Buildcon has bagged an o rder worth Rs 1,018.36 crore from Maldives'' Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation for design and construction of 2,000 social housing units. 6. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched ‘Services e -Health Assistance & Tele -consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal through video con ferencing. 7. The Centre approved a proposal to provide financial assistance to families of 26 more journalists who lost their lives to COVID-19. 8. Compared to financial crises, a health crisis can be more pervasive, persistent and debilitating in its impact on the real economy, as per the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) annual report for 2020 -21. 9. Former World Champion Tejaswini Sawant, topped the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section of the 50M Rifle Prone event, at the European Shooting Championship in Croa tia. 10. The Indian men's football team retained its 105th position in the latest FIFA world rankings released. 11. Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage, als o called the Energy Frontier award. www.onlineaavedan.com Page 1 Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 02-06-2021 1. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high -pressure compressors (HPC) discs out of difficult-to- deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 MT isothermal forge press. 2. The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 Crore students (118 Million Students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the Mid -Day-Meal Scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure. 3. Ministry of Power, Government of India has transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar -Drass-Kargil- Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU of Government of India. 4. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mobile Training App Version 2.0 in New Delhi. 5. Un ion Government has accorded approval for substantial hike in salary of employees who are working under National Health Mission in Jammu and Kashmir. 6. Based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 10 Crore on the HDFC Bank. 7. HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. 8. Twitter has listed a new subscription -based service "Twi tter Blue" on App Store, in an indication that the company is preparing to trial the offering soon. 9. The Jammu and Kashmir government issued orders appointing 1988 -batch IAS officer Arun Kumar Mehta as the new chief secretary of the Union Territory. 10. Net j ob creation in the economy fell by 16.9 lakh in FY21 over the previous fiscal, shows an SBI Research analysis of EPFO payroll data. www.onlineaavedan.com Page 2 Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 03-06-2021 1. Christian Pulisic became the first American man to play in a Champions League final. 2. China successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country's new space station Tianhe. 3. The government announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those having lost their lives due to COVID-19. 4. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval virtually commissioned offshore patrol vessel Sajag that has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). 5. Uttar Pradesh Government launched Bal -Seva Yojana for the childr en who lost their parents due to COVID pandemic. 6. Assam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will be providing Rs 3,500 per month to the caretaker or guardian of every child orphaned due to COVID -19, for their education and skill development. 7. The Civil Aviation Ministry said it has permitted drone operations, up to 400 feet above the ground in 166 new green zones across the country. 8. The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education launched YUVA - Prime Minister Scheme to train young and budding authors. 9. Veteran Congress leader and former Gujarat finance and education minister Arvind Sanghvi died. He was 82. 10. Veteran journalist, author, columnist and political analyst Basant Das died. He was 81. 11. Renowned academician and Padmashri recipie nt M Anandakrishnan died. He was 93. www.onlineaavedan.com Page 3 Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 04-06-2021 1. Cricket Australia appointed Nick Hockley as its new chief executive officer. 2. Civil engineering and construction company J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 1,307.88 crore from t he Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. 3. In a bid to encourage and honour the tireless and unparalleled contribution of journalists, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 10 lakh financial aid for family members of scribes who died due to COVID -19. 4. The government announced extending the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme to the civil aviation sector, a move that is expected to provide a liquidity solace for the pandemic -hit segment. 5. Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) notched up a second successive gold with a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned M C Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships. 6. Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan qualified for the FIDE World Cup, scheduled to be held in July, by winning the AICF World Cup qualifier online chess tournament. 7. Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm has received in -principle approval from the company's board to raise around Rs 22,000 crore through an initial public offer durin g the October- December quarter this year. 8. Neeraj Sahay, a professor and alumnus of Delhi University’s Sri Venkateswara College, died of COVID - 19. He was 52. 9. An Officer on Special Duty (OSD) A K Rakshit to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain succumbed to COVID-19. 10. Veteran Congress leader and two -time MLA from Hoshiarpur’s Tanda, Surjit Kaur Kalkat, passed away in Mohali. She was 91. www.onlineaavedan.com Page 4 Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 05-06-2021 1. Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair took over as the Director General of Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force. 2. Senior advocate Mahesh Jelthmalani was nominated to the upper house of the Parliament. 3. WhatsApp has named Paresh B Lal as its grievance officer for India on its website. 4. State-owned steel maker RINL said Kishore Chandra Das has been assigned additional charge as its chairman and managing director with effect from June 1, 2021. 5. Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd said it has appointed Ashish Dobhal as Regional Director for India. 6. This year WHO Director-General Special award has been given to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. 7. The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the COVID -19, first identified in India, has been named as 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced as it named various variant s of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets. 8. State-run REC Ltd will set up 1,000 litre per minute (LPM) oxygen generation plant and other medical facilities at Base Hospital, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand amid the Covid pandemic. 9. Regulator Sebi has slapped pen alty totalling Rs 12 crore on Winsome Yarns Ltd and its managing director in a matter pertaining to manipulation in issuance of global depositories receipts (GDR), thereby violating market norms. 10. Brazil was named as the new host for the Copa America after Colombia and Argentina were stripped of the tournament. 11. Indian heavyweight boxer Sanjeet bagged Gold at the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai. www.onlineaavedan.com Page 5 Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English 06-06-2021 1. Retail mall developer Phoenix Mills Ltd and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC have partnered to establish a USD 733 million (approx Rs 5,362 crore) investment platform for retail -led mixed-use assets in India. 2. A US-based organisation ''Our Biswas'' donated nearly Rs 50 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister''s relief fund to support the stat e in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. 3. England club Everton confirmed that Carlo Ancelotti has left his position as manager to take up the role of head coach at Real Madrid. 4. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched "revamped" heahealthlth schemes for p roviding cashless, paperless and citizen-centric services. 5. China has started sharing hydrological data on Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers, an annual exercise of giving information on these two water bodies to India.